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The Malwarebytes research team has determined that Discover Live Radio is a browser NewTab. These so-called "NewTabs" can manipulate your browser(s), for example to change your startpage or searchscopes, so that the affected browser visits their site or one of their choice.
Discover Live Radio is a member of the Mindspark/Ask family now known as IAC Applications.

How do I know if my computer is affected by Discover Live Radio?

You may see these browser extensions/add-ons:

You may see this entry in your list of installed software:

these warnings during install:

and this startpage in your affected browser(s):

How did Discover Live Radio get on my computer?

Browser hijackers use different methods for distributing themselves. This particular one was downloaded from their site.

How do I remove Discover Live Radio?

Our program Malwarebytes can detect and remove this potentially unwanted program.
You can use their own uninstall instructions first, but I would advise to follow the steps below anyway.

We hope our application and this guide have helped you eradicate this hijacker.

As you can see below the full version of Malwarebytes would have protected you against the Discover Live Radio hijacker. It would have warned you before the hijacker could install itself, giving you a chance to stop it before it became too late.